1539
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John is a 1539 ink by Heinrich Aldegrever, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting John the Evangelist, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man named John. He's the main figure in the etching. The artist likely made this work to practice their skills, as etchings were often used to create detailed images, and this one is very detailed, with lots of lines and textures, which was a challenge to do by hand. The artist used a lot of lines to create shading and texture. This was a common technique at the time, and it's still used today in some forms of art. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the technique: etching.
Heinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer.
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